SY3 (A2) - Crime and deviance part 1.
- Created by: Chloe Timmons
- Created on: 11-01-14 14:04
View mindmap
- Sy3 - Crime and Deviance.
- Crime : Act forbidden by any state/law. Seen as more serious than deviance. - Can lead to arrest or prosecution.
- Many crimes are minor and petty.
- Sociologists see crime as a social construction since crimes vary across time and between issues.
- Deviance: Behaviour that goes against the current norms and values. Receives public disapproval.
- Tends to be relative (wrong within current norms and values)
- Authority figures define behaviour.
- Crime statistics/patterns: Sociologists study why people commit crime .
- Police Recorded Crime : Published by home office. Records crime against commercial and public sector crimes - only reflects crimes reported and recorded.
- British Crime Survey : published by the home office (annual crime survey) - does not cover crimes committed against under 16's.
- Victim surveys : Record the number of times people have been victims in past 12 months.
- Example - BCS and local surveys rely on peoples memory. Excludes crimes against businesses, fraud and victimless crimes.
- Self report studys - honestly confess crimes > used to make a picture of juvenile offending or offences like drug abuse.
- Anne Campbell and Lesly Shaklady - Smith did these on young females.
- Crime : Act forbidden by any state/law. Seen as more serious than deviance. - Can lead to arrest or prosecution.
- Tends to be relative (wrong within current norms and values)
Comments
No comments have yet been made